DCLM Sincere Milk 21 July 2024 — Serve The Lord
DCLM Sincere Milk 21 July 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Serve The Lord
Topic: Serve The Lord
Text: Joshua 24:14-16
14Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
16And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
Key Verse: “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua 24:15
Message
One power that God has given man is the power to choose. God has never forced anyone to do what He wanted. He would instruct you and can compel but would never force. God is our creator but we also know that we have an arch enemy, the devil, who is the god of this current world in which we live.
Also Read: DCLM Sincere Milk 20 June 2024 — Greater Than My Mountains
The implication of living in this world is that the system of this world fights and tries to hinder us from serving God the way God wants. God has given us the power to choose who we will serve, love, obey and pattern our lives after. God loves us and desires to fellowship with us but sadly enough, the devil is also after men, seeking who he will devour and put under his control. It is left for us today to decide who will be our God indeed.
Further Reading: Luke 16:13
Prayer for today: Lord Jesus, please help me to serve you always and never follow the way of Satan in Jesus’ Name.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
